SHIPPING DATE: MAY 23, 2005 ARTIST VARIOUS ARTISTS TITLE The !!!! Beat, Vol. 5 Shows 18 - 21 LABEL Bear Family Records CATALOG # BVD 20130 PRICE-CODE AT EAN-CODE 4 0 0 0 1 2 7 2 0 1 3 0 0 ISBN-CODE 3-89916-118-1 FORMAT DVD (NTSC - codefree - color) GENRE R & B, Soul TRACKS KEY SELLING POINTS • First time on DVD • Premier first generation quality, full color • Presenting the best names in soul and R&B • Legendary 1966 THE BEAT!!!!, US television show with live performances • A must-have series for the serious soul collector 'THE !!!! BEAT' IS BACK Once THE !!!! BEAT was only a legend. Fans and collectors heard that there was a television show in the mid-1960s that captured the absolute very best of the soul and R&B singers of the day. Some said it was made in Nashville and some said that it was made in Dallas. Musicians remembered working on the show and a few people remembered seeing it, but no one seemed to know what had happened to it. Did the tapes still exist? How many shows were there? Who exactly was on it? Now, nearly forty years later Bear Family answers all the questions. All the episodes still exist! It really was a fabulous show! It really was in color! It really did feature the absolute best of the soul and R&B acts of the day! And whereas once just fragments of the shows made their way onto bootlegs, now the entire series is available in first-generation quality. It has been a long time coming, but now THE !!!! BEAT is back! Soul music is bigger than ever now, just as the original practitioners are dying off or performing way past their prime. Revivalists like Joss Stone often only emphasize how great the originals were in their day, so here is a reminder of what REAL soul music was like from the absolute original masters. The second installment of Bear Family’s documentation of the incredible THE !!!! BEAT shows is out now, and on BVD 20129, Shows 14 – 17, the focus shifts to the blues. Here is footage of the great Louis Jordan … a little past his 1940s prime but still fabulous and still leading one of the hottest bands on the circuit, but the real scene-stealer is Freddie King. The foundation of modern rock guitar is right here in these incendiary performances. And on the subject of guitar, there’s amazing fretwork from Clarence ‘Gatemouth’ Brown, as well as some fabulous New Orleans R&B from Clarence 'Frogman' Henry. And those are just the highlights! BVD 20130, Shows 18 – 21, features artists that soul fans never dreamed they’d see in their heyday, like Jamo Thomas, Robert Parker, Mitty Collier, Z.Z. Hill, plus Nashville R&B legends Earl Gaines (featured on our 'A Shot In The Dark – Nashville Jumps' box), Joe Simon, and Bobby Hebb singing his original version of Sunny. Add to that Lou Rawls in his prime, and even more incredible Freddie King. The highlight of BVD 20131, Shows 22-26, is a complete show featuring Willie Mitchell and his Hi Records soul brethren and another show featuring Otis Redding and the Stax/Atlantic soul brothers. Just a few months after this show, Memphis bandleader Willie Mitchell would discover Al Green, but this is a priceless souvenir of his show circa 1966 with the great Don Bryant, bluesman Big Lucky Carter, and a very young Teenie Hodges. On the final BEAT show we see the absolute cream of Memphis soul with Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, the Ovations, the Bar-Kays, and Percy Sledge. THE !!!! BEAT was almost too good to last, but in these 26 shows we see the beginning, middle, and end of soul music. Many fans never thought they’d ever see these shows, but now they’re here…complete and unedited. Soul perfection! When you’re talking about soul music, it truly comes no better than this! Fans in the UK can expect a treat in 2005 in the shape of a multi-part series on SOUL MUSIC, so SOUL is officially back. Go get every episode of the THE !!!! BEAT. Exclusively from Bear Family….the new Soul City! TRACK LISTING SHOW #18 (1966) SHOW #20 (1966) 1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme 2. Chuck Bernard: Talking About My Baby 1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme 3. Mamie Galore: Special Agent 34-24-38 2. Frank Howard & The Commanders: I'm So Glad 4. Robert Parker: Where The Action Is 3. Rodge Martin: Lovin' Machine 5. Johnny Jones & Gatemouth Brown: Chicken 4. Gerri Hall: Who Can I Turn To Fat 5. The Beat Boys: It Hurts So Bad 6. Jamo Thomas: Arrest Me 6. Earl Gaines: The Best Of Luck To You 7. Check Bernard: Danny Boy 7. Earl Gaines: Turn On Your Lovelight 8. Mitty Collier: Sharing You 8. Gerri Hall: You Are My Sunshine 9. The Beat Boys: Picking Up Chips 9. Johnny Jones: I Got You 10. Gatemouth Brown: Okie Dokie Stomp 10. Rodge Martin: Wasted Nights 11. Rodge Martin: Talkin' 'Bout Soul 12. Advertisement for THE !!!! BEAT #21 SHOW #19 (1966) 1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme SHOW #21 (1966) 2. Freddie King: Papa's Got A Brand New Bag 3. Lou Rawls: Going To Chicago 1. Intro by Hoss Allen, incl. The Beat Theme 4. Lou Rawls: How Long, How Long Blues 2. Bobby Hebb: Got You On My Mind 5. The Beat Boys: I'll Remember April 3. Lou Rawls: If I Had My Life To Live Over Again 6. Mitty Collier: I Had A Talk With My Man 4. Lou Rawls: Instant Blues 7. Joe Simon: My Adorable One 5. The Beat Boys: Philly Dog 8. Lattimore Brown: Little Bag Of Tricks 6. Gerri Hall: You Can Make It If You Try 9. Z.Z. Hill: Happiness Is All I Need 7. Bobby Hebb: Sunny 10. Johnny Jones: Lucky Lou 8. The Beat Boys: In The Midnight Hour 11. Freddie King: Sen-Sa-Shun 9. Jimmy Church: Day Tripper 10. Advertisement for THE !!!! BEAT #22 ALSO AVAILABLE : TITLE NUMBER FORMAT The !!!! Beat, Vol.1, Shows 1 - 5 BVD 20126 DVD The !!!! Beat, Vol.2, Shows 6 - 9 BVD 20127 DVD The !!!! Beat, Vol.3, Shows 10 - 13 BVD 20128 DVD .